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From: "Marshall  Spight" <marshall.spight@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: MV Keys
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Christopher Browne wrote:
>
> In effect, you don't have the result you wish you had; in order for
> order to be preserved, when it important to do so, it is vital to
> expressly declare that it needs preservation.  XML doesn't help as it
> does not provide any way to systemically indicate that need.

Yes, EXACTLY!


Marshall